November 15th, 2010 Looking for ways to reduce your utility bills and increase your home’s value in the future? Reducing your carbon footprint is as simple as changing to energy efficient appliances and light bulbs. Improving your home will require investing in energy saving windows, nontoxic building materials and paints, and considering switching to alternative energy sources, such [...]
May 7th, 2010 Everyone knows that it is one of the biggest problems in California, and they happen every year. Wild fires kill many people and it is time to increase the number of people and amount of equipment available to respond to thee fires. Schwarzenegger made a very nice speech before signing a bill to do just [...]
May 6th, 2010 Experts are saying that the raising oil prices is not due to the massive spill that happened last week, but rather to the rebounding economy, and therefore is a good thing. This doesn’t stop a large number of people from worrying about the higher prices. Most analysts are still saying however that the prices will [...]
April 7th, 2010 We have all seen the videos of the opening day, if you haven’t I suggest you find one, it looked like it was pretty crazy. As for the rest of us who couldn’t afford one, or weren’t willing to wait in line all that long in a line, it looks like we missed out. However, [...]
March 4th, 2010 When I was in college I was a member of a food co-op. The place was called the Gentle Strength Health Food Coop, and until about ten years ago it was the only place to find organic fruits and vegetables, as well as anything else one would want to buy from the grocery store. The [...]
December 21st, 2009 One way to update the look of your traditional fireplace, is also a great way to increase the efficiency of that fireplace. Fireplace inserts have become extremely popular for a number of reasons. They provide a means of insulation, preventing the heat from escaping through the masonry and the walls surrounding the fireplace. Some of [...]
August 4th, 2009 The Seattle Mariners announced that they will celebrate Earth Day. I didn’t know what that exactly meant, so I went on-line to their home page found out what they have planned for the day. I was completely impressed. So, while I was on their official site, I purchased Sports Tickets, which I’ve never done, but [...]
July 8th, 2009 Wind farms are found across the globe. What exactly is a ‘wind farm’? Well, wind farms are large area of land, generally located outside of major cities in the vast plains, atop mountain ranges or hills, along the coast lines, and some are even located out to sea. On this farms are large amounts of [...]
July 8th, 2009 I’m so glad that my husband convince me that the best way to go from one spot to another was to call up and hire Cape Town Car Rentals. I thought we could do without the added expense, but the freedom it gave us was well worth the cost. Cape Town offers some fantastic locations [...]
May 29th, 2009 When I first saw a report about how Dubai, apparently running out of shoreline, started to build it’s own artificial man-made island in the shape of a palm tree called The Palm Islands. An artificial island to accommodate the best Hotels and Restaurants Dubai has to offer. It was built with dredgers loaded with sand [...]
May 29th, 2009 Have you ever seen a Shooting Star? Sometimes in the wee hours of the night if your awake and looking out at the night sky you can see a streak of brilliant light cut a blazing trail in the sky. This is what’s called a Shooting Star. Well, it’s really not a shooting star; real [...]
May 28th, 2009 Playwright, Salim Al Hatawi, died in April after undergoing heart surgery. After what seemed like a successful surgery, he went home to recover. While he was at home his health began to deteriorate quickly and he was rushed back to the New Dubai hospital, where he passed. He was one of the most popular and [...]
May 21st, 2009 One of the most interesting aspects of Ibiza, and something most potential vacationers may want to know, is that the island is toning down its party reputation. While it is not trying to eliminate the night clubs or even reduce the amount of tourists that are attracted to it, the government of Ibiza is interested [...]
April 6th, 2009 Many of those who travel to Singapore are concerned about the plans for the construction of a gambling casino in the city. The wildlife and natural reserves, and the rain forest, are in need of protection and those that oppose the casino believe that the money spent on such an institution would be better spent [...]
March 28th, 2009 The first electric model of scooters will be available in to Singaporeans in April. While they are not legal for use on the highways and expressways, they will make traveling around the city streets easier and much more cost efficient. The top speed is just about 60 miles an hour, and as they have no [...]
May 14th, 2008 I am going green with everything that I do. I have been carpooling to work and trying to drive as little as possible. I put this sort of screen thing on the windows to my house to help keep the sun out, which will lower my energy costs. I saw a Next Day Blinds advertising [...]